Toy.



0. E. WALL TOY.' APPLICATION FILED JULY 31,1917.

1,217 5,331 PatentedAug. 13, 1918.

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w omvroim EDGAR WALL, nononuiin, weakness or HAWAI Ton ill whom-it cor warn: g r

- Be it knownthat I, ORMoNnEneARWAnL,

a citizenof theUnited States, and a resident of .Honolulm'i'n the Territory of Hawaii, have invented "a new .a'nd fuse'ful Improvemeat of Toys, of which the followingds a specification. r I r L {My invention relatesto improvements in toys, and it consists in the combinations, constructions and arrangements herein described and claimed? I An object of my*invention isfto provide a toy having mounted thereon'number ofguns for"firmg project1les, with means for actuatingfth'e gu ns successively, to fire the-projectiles one after the other.

A further object of my invention is to provide a device of the type describ'edgwhich is of a very simple nature, consists of few-'- parts, and hence is not easily liable to be put out oforder.

Further objects and advantages will. ap-

the manner in which the projectile is held in the gun.

Fig. 3 is a vlew showing the manner in which the release of the projectile is ef fected. V

In carrying out my invention I may make use of any toy which has toy guns mounted thereon, as for instance, a boat, a fort, an armored car, etc. In the present instance, I

have shown a boat 1, which is provided with 7 turrets 2, having guns 3 projecting there- 1 from; Other guns may project from the sides of the boat. v

' Each of these guns consists of a'cylinder 3*; see Fig. 2, arranged to receive a projectile 41. The latter may be of any suitable material such as wood, metal, etc., and'is pro-.

7 vided-with a groove 5 A slidable locking in 6 is arranged to enter the groove 5. p

. together with the slidable pm as belngone bell-crank lever 7 is pivoted at 8, and one endof the lever is pivotally connected with the slidable pin 6, the opposite end being connected by means of a link 9 with a lever v Specification of Letterman rfgt tqji g eptncation'filednni31,l9i7l seriall i i183,724.'

' guns similar to that shown at 3.

may be as many of these guns with link and mally holds this link and leveri'conn'ection such position ga sl to force the {slid'able pin 7 *6 inwardly into the groovef "'5. j A fsli'dable pi1i 13is disposed wi th"one' end adjac tto .the lever 11, the opposite "end'beingarrangfed to be engaged, byfan expanding the manner hereinafter"described.

At any suitable point 'within' the vessel'is secured a" coiled s ring 14:, this spring-being fastened at'oi i'e send to'a' postjl5," and at*-the other end to a' Totatablespindle 16 which has connection [with a winding key 17;

9 Disposed-aboutthis spring are other {slid- ';able:-';pins 13 and l3 similar to -the' slid- 10 which is pivoted at 11.- 1A spring 12 16i 1 able pin 13, these slidable pins 'being inengagement with levers 10 and 10 similar tothe lever10 ?the'se levers lead to other There lever connections as desired.

From the foregoing description of the va-' rious parts of the device the operationthereof may be readily understood.

I The guns are loaded by forcing the projectile 41 inwardly against the tension of the spring 18, the end of the projectile being beveled asshown at 41, the locking pin'6 is forced outwardly, the pin entering the groove 5. A collar 6 on the pin limits the movement. 1 Each of the gunsis loadedr in' precisely the same manner.

The spring .1 1 which was previously wound and kept from turning, either by holding with the handsor. by the provision of any suitable locking mechanism, not shown V is now released. As the spring 14 unwinds,

,the diameter of the spring gradually'increases, as shown in Fig. 13. -The pins 13,

13, and 13*, are set at different distances from the center of the spring,"and as the spring comes in contact with thesepins, successively, it forces each one outwardly, and

through the medium of ,the linkand lever connection withdraws the locking pin 6, so

. that the spring is free to force the projectile from the gun. Thus the guns are fired in succession. The link and lever -connection is designed to have sufficient play so that as the spring keeps on expanding, the movement of the pins 13 willhave no other effect.

I have shown the link and lever connection vention; 'for instance, the spring might engage the levers 11 directly and operate them in succession.

In the drawing I have illustrated a construction in which the guns are provided Wi-th projectiles, but it Will be understood "that the guns -may be provided with caps for exploding, or other sound-producing devices Which may be actuated in succession loiby the un'coiling of thespring.

I claim: 1

1. a toy,'a base, a plurality of movable devices mounted upon said base, means for normally locking said movable devices in 15 position, and automatic means for releasing .the locking means successively, said means comprising ;a coiled spring and means enjgaged by the spring' when uncoili-ng for Withdrawing the locking mechanism.

' "2. In a toy, a base, a plurality of guns carriedpthereby, and automatic means for firing the guns successively, said means com- 7 prising :a coiled spring and meansengaged by v theispring' when uncoiling for operating 2 5 the; firing means.

3. In a toy, a base, a plurality of guns carried thereby, each of said guns being provided With a spring, a projectile for each gun, arranged to engage the spring, and to compress the latter, a locking pin arranged s to engage the projectile, a link and lever "connection for each locking pin, and a coiled gun arranged 'tooeng'age the'spring and to 40 compress the latter, a locking pinarranged to engage the projectile, a link and lever r. connection for each locking pin,'and a coiled spring arranged to actuate each of the-link and lever connections in-succession, causing the release of the locking pin andthe -fir1ng of the projectile, said link and lever connec- 'tions being disposed at different distances from the center of the. spring. 1

ORMOND EDGAR WALL.

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